The Suez Canal was re-blocked almost after a cargo ship ran aground, briefly blocking the critical navigation route before re-floating in about 15 minutes.
The Panama-flagged MV Coral Crystal ship bound for Port Sudan was stranded in the southern part of the canal, Bloomberg reported, citing an official from the Suez Canal Authority.
The brief landing of the ship did not affect navigation along the canal, the school told Bloomberg.
The nearby call marked almost the second time this year that the canal was blocked by a stranded ship.
Nearly six months ago, Ever Give caused a six-day nautical traffic jam when it lodged diagonally across the canal and cost tens of billions of dollars in delayed global trade.
The blockade caused delays on at least 369 ships, which lined up in a massive traffic jam waiting to pass through the canal, which is responsible for up to 15 percent of world trade.
After about a week of stopping traffic, the ship was finally released by a flotilla of 14 tugs and the assistance of a high tide caused by a supermoon.
Authorities are continuing to investigate how Ever Give, which is about the length of the Empire State Building, was nailed to the canal.
Early reports blamed strong winds and a sandstorm that affected visibility.
But Egyptian officials have since claimed that human error may have contributed to the stranding of the ship.